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STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

(Application filed Feb. 26, 1900.]

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(Application filed Feb. 28, 1900.)

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STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

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sronaseavloe APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,100, dated October 23, 1900.

Application filed February 26 1900. Serial No. 6,522. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMANUEL O. GIPE, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefnl Improvements in Store-Service Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar numerals of reference in the different figures indicate like parts.

My invention has reference particularly to cash-carrier mechanism adapted for use in stores; and my object is to so devise said mechanism that it may be simple, compact, at-

tractive, and cheaply constructed; and among other things I desire to provide means whereby the cord propelling mechanism may be simplified, rendered more certain and posi- 2o tive in action with a relatively-short pull of the cord, while entanglements thereof may be avoided. I accomplish this end by combining with a wireway and car a propelling cord having a loop arranged in the pathway of the car and adapted to be engaged thereby, said propelling-cord being trained back and forth over n1 ultiplying-pulleys supported by means of a separate wire arranged parallel to the wireway, a pull or actuating cord adapt- 0 ed to be operated by an impulse of the hand, and a sliding take-up interposed between said propelling-cord and pull-cord, said take-up being provided with a spring adapted to exert a yielding resilient action upon both of said 3 5 cords, whereby the slack in both may be taken up and the handle of the pull-cord maintained in a predetermined normal position, all of which is hereinafter more particularly described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of a cash-carrying apparatus embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the cord take-up and handle-lifting device, a portion thereof being 5 shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view in detail of a portion of the fixtures which support the wire and cord propelling mechanism at the salesmans Fig. 5

end. Fig. at is a plan View thereof.

is a similar View to that represented in Fig. so 3, the same being shown in vertical section. Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the cord propelling mechanism. Fig. 7 is a front view thereof, taken upon the line 7 7, Fig. 6, as viewed in the direction of the arrow there shown. Fig. 8 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a side view of the wire and cord supporting mechanism at the cashiers end. Fig. 10is a transverse vertical sectional view thereof; and Fig. 11 is a similar View to that shown in Fig. 9, except that it is partly in longitudinal section.

Referring to the drawings, 1 2, Fig. 1, represent the usual depending ceiling posts or hangers, which are tapped into ceiling-plates 3 3, rigidly attached to the ceiling. Upon the lower end of the hanger 1 is secured a metal casting 4, (more clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5,) having rings 5 5, adapted to receive the hanger 1, as shown in Fig. 1. Said 7o rings are connected by means of a flat portion or web 6, to the upper end of which is pivotally connected at 7 a casting 8, while to the lower end at 9 is attached in like manner a somewhat-similar casting 10 for the purposes hereinafterstated. Mounted upon the hanger 1 and interposed between the rings 5 5 is a two-part clamp 11, bolted or riveted together, as shown, to which is attached an anchor-Wire 12. A similar clamp 13 is secured to the lower end of the hanger 2, to which is attached a brace rod or wire 14. The casting 8 is made in two parts, between which is interposed a ratchet-wheel15, Fig. 5, mounted upon a shaft 16, having a polygonal projecting head 17, Fig. 3. A pawl 18 is also pivotally secured within said casting. A pin or rivet 19 serves to connect the two halves of said casting at the outer end. A pawl 20 and ratchet 21 are interposed in like manner between the mem- 9o bers of the two-part casting 10.

Upon the shaft 16 is wound a supporting wire 22 for the purpose of sustaining one end of the cord propelling mechanism, as hereinafter stated, while a similar wire 23, which forms the way upon which the car runs, is socured to the shaft 24:, upon which the ratchetwheel 20 is mounted. Said wires are attached to similar castings and 26, respectively, at of the cords 49 and 45 are such and they are the opposite end, special features of which will be hereinafter explained, and the wires are made taut by turning the shafts 16 and 24.

Parallel rods 27, which are preferably integral with each other, are bent at right angles 7 at the rear end, so as to form a cross-bar 28, (better shown in Fig. 5 and indicated in dot- L ted lines in Fig. 4,) which cross-bar is inserted in a notch 29, formed in the top of the parts 8 and 25, respectively, and held in place by means of pins arranged to bar the opening of the notch, as shown. the rods 27 are rigidly secured in bores formed in lugs 30 30 in two-part castings, which are a secured to each other by means of rivets 31 32,

as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The upper part of said casting formsa head 33, in which is mounted a double grooved pulley 34, (shown in Figs. 6 and 7and indicated indotted lines in Figs. 1 and 8,) while the lower part forms obliquely-disposed casings 35 35, in each of which is mounted a pulley 36. (Better shown in Fig. 7.) The pulley-casings 35 are made to straddle the wire 22, which wire serves as a support therefor, thereby maintaining the rods 27 in a horizontal position or in one parallel to that of the wires 22 and 23, whether horizontal or inclined.

Loosely mounted upon and supported by' means of laterally-extended arms 37, Figs. 1, 6, and 8, is a sliding head 38, (also shown in Fig. 2,) which is provided with a tubular ex tension 39, into which is inserted a tube 40,

which is secured in place by means of a pin a piston 44, Fig. 2, to which is attached a cord 45, which cord is extended through the tube and outwardly over a pulley 46, and'thence downwardly through a suitable bore or opening, as shown. A handle 47, Fig. 1, is attached to the lower end of the cord, which, engaging with the fixtures upon the lower ends of the hangers, forms a stop to limit the upward movement of the cord 45, which I term the actuating or pull cord. A spiral spring 48 is inserted within the tube 40, said spring being interposed between the piston 44 and the end of the tube, as shown in Fig. 2, which serves normally to retain said piston in the position shown in said figure.

Secured in bores in the head 38 are the two ends of a propelling-cord 49, Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, which is extended out from the head in parallel lines, as shown in Fig. 6, thence over the double grooved pulley 34, thence back over a like pulley 50, (shown in full lines in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 8,) thence forward over the obliquely-placed pulleys 36 36, terminating in a loop 51, which rests upon the wire 23, as shown in Figs. 1, 6, and 8, the normal position of said loop being shown at the right in Fig. 1. The length The opposite ends of so adjusted, respectively, with reference to the spring 48 that when the latter is expanded, as shown in Fig. 2, the handle 47 of the pullcord is drawn upwardly against the part 5, as shown at the right in Fig. 1, while the slide, consisting of the parts 38 and 42 and the con necting-tube 40, is drawn back to the position shown at the right in said Fig. 1. Thiscauses the cord 49 to be placed under slight tension sufficient to prevent entanglement or disarrangement while the loop 51 is drawn close to the case 35, the various parts being represented in normal positions as they would appear immediately upon discharging the car for transmission over the line. In Fig. 1 the cash-car 52, which is provided with catches 53 54 for engagement with the loops at the respective ends, is shown in engagement with the loop at one end, the momentum of the car being sufficient to compress the spring 48, which enables the loop 51 to be drawn back with the car to the end ofthe line, it being understood that the object of placing the pulleys 36 obliquely to each other is to enable the car to pass back and forth between them, while insuring alinement at the top between the cords and the respective grooves of the pulley 50. When the car is in the position as shown at the left in Fig. 1, the slide mechanism containing the spring is drawn forward.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the interposition of the spring and slide mechanism, constituting an automatic take-up,serves a double purpose-viz. to keep the handle 47 in the desired normal position out of the way and to maintain the respective cords at all times under tension, thereby avoiding entanglement and insuring certainty in the action of the parts.

The parts 25 and 26 are provided with sockets which are mounted upon balls 55 56, (better shown in Fig. 11,) said balls being integral with plates 56, which are bolted to a horizontal bar 57, bolted to the lower ends of hangers 2, arranged side by side, one of which is shown in Fig. 1. The construction shown enables the wire supports or connections 8, 10, 25, and 26 to adapt themselves to the relative positions of the wires, whether horizontal or inclined, while the rods 27 are obviously free to assume parallelism with said wires.

The advantages of my improved device are obvious in that they render the system compact, simple, and attractive. The propelling mechanism may be applied at one or both ends and is applicable to horizontal or inclined wires and to special and varying conditions met with in different stores.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a car and wireway, of a supporting wire arranged parallel to said wireway, a propelling-cord having a loop adapted to be engaged by said car, a series of pulleys over which said propellingcord is ICO IIO

trained, an actuatingcord and a sliding spring-controlled take-up interposed between said propelling and actuating cords respectively, and in operative connection therewith, whereby the slack in the propellingcord ma 1 be taken up and the handle of the actuating-cord held normally in a predetermined position, substantially as described.

In a device of the class described, the combination with a car and wireway, of a supporting-wire arranged parallel with said wireway, parallel rods extending forward from the supporting-hanger, stationary pulleys attached to the forward end of said rods, a sliding take-up mounted upon said rods, a pulley upon the forward end of said take-up, a propelling-cord attached to the end of said take-up, thence carried forward over said pulleys, thence back over a pulley upon said take-up, thence forward over the remaining stationary pulleys behind which said cord is looped in the path of the car, a coiled spring arranged within a guide in said sliding takeup and an actuating-cord attached to the forward end of said spring and trained over a suitable pulley, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a wireway, rigid supports for sustaining said wireway, a sliding take-up, means for supporting the same in operative proximity to one of said supports, a propelling'cord attached to said sliding take-up, a series of multiplying-pulleys interposed between the same and said car, a coiled spring mounted upon said take-up, and an actuating-cord connected with the forward end of said coiled spring, whereby the latter may act simultaneously upon said propelling and actuating cords to take up the slack in the one and to maintain the other in a predetermined normal position, substantially as described.

4. In a cash-car system, the combination of a car, a wireway stretched between rigid supports, a stretched supplemental wire arranged above and parallel with said wireway, parallel rods having their rear ends attached to one of said rigid supports while the forward ends thereof are supported by said supplemental wire, multiplying-pulleys secured to the forward end of said rods, a sliding take-up loosely mounted upon said rods, a double grooved pulley upon said take-up, a propelling-cord attached to said take-up and trained back and forth over said multiplyingpulleys and said take-up pulley, said propelling-cord having a loop lying in the path of movement of the car, a coiled spring in operative connection with said take-u p, a pull or actuating cord connected with the forward end of said coiled spring, and a suitable stop for limiting the movement of said pull-cord, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a car and wireway, of a supporting wire arranged parallel to said wireway, rods placed parallel to said supporting-wire, a sliding take-up mounted upon said rods, propelling and actuating cords respectively in operative connection with said take-up, a coiled spring mounted upon said take-up and connected directly with one of said cords for the purpose of taking up the slack in both, pulleys 34, 50, and the 0bliquely-disposed pulleys 36, over which the propelling-cord is trained in the manner and for the purpose substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination with a wireway, a par allel supporting-wire and parallel rods 27, of a sliding take-up loosely mounted upon said rods, coiled spring 48 disposed within a tube forming a part of said take-up, cords 45, 49, extending in opposite directions, one 0011- nected With said spring and the other with the body of said take-up, pulley 46 at the rear of said parallel rods, pulley 34 mounted in bearings at the forward end of said rods, pulley 50 upon the forward end of said takeup, and the obliquely-disposed pulleys 36, the grooves in the top of which are in alinement with those in the pulley 50, while the bottoms of said pulleys are arranged to straddle the wireway to permit the body of the car to pass between and engage the loop of the propelling-cord, substantially as de scribed.

' 7. The combination in a device of the class described, of a wireway, a parallel supporting-wire arranged above said wireway, parallel rods for supporting a sliding take-up, a sliding take-up, pull and propelling cords respectively, arranged to oppose each other at opposite ends of said take-up, suit-able pulleys for mounting said cords, and independent pivotal supports at the respective ends for each of said wires, whereby the wires may be disposed in any desired position, inclined or horizontal, while parallelism may be maintained between the wires and the take-up rods, and the grooves of the coacting pulleys kept in alinement, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, in the presence of two subscrib ing witnesses, this 21st day of February, 1900.

EMANUEL O. GIPE.

\Vitnesses:

D. II. FLETCHER, W. H. YALIDING. 

